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News & ArtsWednesday, May 20, 2009
Boom Today in Slightly Desperate Advertising
Posted by Dominic Holden on Wed, May 20, 2009 at 9:45 AM
That block of unfinished apartments at 14th Avenue and East Union Street is... an adorable puppy.
Don't you want to live in a puppy?
The website is replete with images of kibble, dog biscuits, and other accessories to quell a growing dog trapped in a one-bedroom apartment. Anything to get an edge in a tough market, I guess. But it's going to be a great building, not that I would know. It's not like one night after several glasses of wine I hopped the construction fence, climbed the saw-dust-covered stairs, and gave myself a tour, taking in the skyline from the sixth-floor corner unit. Nope, wouldn't do that.
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Crap, here I was walking past that and imagining that disney was actually building a hotel for dogs... Sigh... dream shattered.
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Overbuilt housing stock, economic recession, low interest rates... where the fuck are my cheap rents, Seattle landlords?
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@5, patience. I just signed a lease that for asking price but with several months " rent credit" where I don't have to pay whichever months I choose, whenever I choose. That's how the downward pressure on rents and panic over higher vacancy rates is showing itself here at the beginning - not necessarily by reducing nominal rent, but still effectively cutting about 15% while adding flexibility.
Pressure keeps mounting, too - interesting to see what leases look like a year from now.
Pressure keeps mounting, too - interesting to see what leases look like a year from now.
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This sign stops me dead in my tracks every time I walk by. Quickly followed by a WTF?!? I do NOT get this at all. Odd. Thank you for posting.
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Another fine example of "Gratuitous Use of a Dog"
Whenever we see an ad for a product or service that has nothing to do with dogs using a canine as a prop - that's the phrase/term we use.
Whenever we see an ad for a product or service that has nothing to do with dogs using a canine as a prop - that's the phrase/term we use.
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Well, as Groucho Marx observed: "Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read."
So, there you go.
So, there you go.
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#5, have you looked? Rents ARE down. I've seen decent looking 1 bedroom in Capitol Hill for $700, and that was pretty unheard of 1-2 years ago.
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I walked past this the other day in wonder as well. I think its telling the prospective buyer/renter:
'Hi. You're Chloe- a chic urbane lapdog owned by x developer..'
Every unit is just big enough for you to eat, shit and have a pad to curl up on. Run along, now, Chloe.
'Hi. You're Chloe- a chic urbane lapdog owned by x developer..'
Every unit is just big enough for you to eat, shit and have a pad to curl up on. Run along, now, Chloe.
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This sign is just asking to be remessaged by PETA...or maybe those anti Foie Gras people...or maybe some random stranger taking a tour of the building in the middle of the night (eh hem).
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